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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $128,400 paid to its employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. For BMX, its FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to its employee. Gross Pay through August 31 $ 5,500 2,500 123,100 Gross Pay for September $2,300 2,600 9,000 Assuming situation (a), prepare the employer's September 30 journal entries to record salary expense and its related payroll liabilities for this employee. The employee's federal income taxes withheld by the employer are $80 for this pay period. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Taxes to be Withheld From Gross Pay General Journal The employee's federal income taxes withheld by the employer are $80 for this pay period. Compute the taxes to be withheld from gross pay for this employee. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Taxes to be Withheld From Gross Pay (Employee-Paid Taxes) September Earnings Tax Rate Tax Amount Subject to Tax Federal income tax $ 80.00 < Taxes to be Withheld From Gross Pay General Journal >

Answer 1

Taxes to be Withheld From Gross Pay (Employee-Paid Taxes)
	September earnings subject to tax	Tax Rate	Tax Amount
Federal income tax			$              80.00
FICA-Social Security	$                      2,300.00	6.20%	$           142.60
FICA-Medicare	$                      2,300.00	1.45%	$              33.35
Total taxes to be withheld			$           255.95

Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
Sep. 30	Salaries expense	2300.00
	Employee federal income tax payable		80.00
	FICA-Social sec. taxes payable		142.60
	FICA-Medicare taxes payable		33.35
	Salaries payable		2044.05
	(To record employer's salary expense and its related payroll liabilities)